LukasBMW wrote:denial wrote:LukasBMW wrote:Let us remember that all the Suns players were on the same page about keeping Watson when Hornacek was shown the door.
The players seem to like him. And I do think he has the right personality for our young guys.
My kids like to stay up all night on school nights watching youtube and eating chips.
That's why they have parents.
If players knew what they needed to do to be a team and win games, they wouldn't need a coach.
What the players like is the least relevant thing we can be talking about.
LukasBMW wrote:BUT, we AT LEAST need to add an offensive coordinator, because Watson's plays suck and our offense is awful.
No one moves without the ball! That's just bad coaching.
So if we have bad coaching we solve it by adding an Off. Coordinator?
Why not just get rid of the guy doing the bad coaching?
Because we're in a unique situation where we need to keep the players happy and keep their confidence up while we get the crap kicked out of us for 82 games. Watson is here to be Tony Robbins. Once we're ready to win again, then we need to hire a real coach. Until then, an "offensive coordinator" can fill in the gaps.
But putting someone like Larry Brown in charge (hardass with a big ego, who had a habit of cutting down young players) could be a disaster.
I don't think people get confidence by being coddled. I think players are more confident when then know that the coach holds everyone accountable and demands excellence, because it means you can trust your teammates to play right or be held accountable. I understand young players need a little leeway to make mistakes etc. But good coaches get that (even hard asses). Look at young guys in SA; they thrive. You give them confidence by letting them work through things like their shot being off the mark. You do not give them confidence by letting everyone run amok, play no defense, and no offense besides iso.
Kids feel safest and most confident when there is a strong, reliable, consistent, and fair leader in charge. The key words being "in charge".
No one, especially people who are used to being successful all their life, wants to be put in a position to follow someone who they do not deem worthy of being a leader.
And finally, no one respects someone they can push around. They might love how nice they are. They might always want to be around that person (and borrow their car). But they do not respect that person. And no one wants to follow someone they do not respect.
If you are going into battle (like, in war), do you want your commander to be a nice guy or a fearless killer? (and do you really care if you like him, or if he is nice to you?)
